pluripotent

English

Etymology

From pluri- +‎ potent.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /plʊəˈɹɪpətənt/

Adjective

pluripotent (not comparable)

(biology) Able to develop into more than one mature cell or tissue type, but not all.
- 2011, Terence Allen and Graham Cowling, The Cell: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2011, p. 99:
  As the embryo grows, ‘pluripotent’ stem cells appear, which are limited in their potency.

Synonyms

pluripotential

Related terms

pluripotency

Translations

able to develop into any cell type

French: pluripotent (fr)
Italian: pluripotente (it)

Japanese: 多能性の (tanōsei no)

See also

French

Adjective

pluripotent (feminine singular pluripotente, masculine plural pluripotents, feminine plural pluripotentes)

(biology) pluripotent

Related terms

pluripotence

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